CELL News
Our CELL News section provides information, updates, and feedback for past, current, and future CELL students. A CELL experience is more than an exciting “study abroad” program. The purpose of any CELL experience is to ignite a life-long commitment to living sustainably and to giving and receiving support for this commitment through community. Students are introduced to concepts of sustainability during their semester abroad program, but more importantly, once they return home, they learn how to employ these concepts in their own lives through living sustainably and through implementing sustainability action plans in various communities.
Recent Blog Posts
From Lawns to Gardens
It’s becoming more and more evident just how strongly sustainability and community are intertwined. Living at Solheimar has made it very clear to me just how dependent one is upon the other. In my life, and I think in many others’, there is a huge disconnect both from...
A car runs on money and makes you fat. A bike runs on fat and saves you money.
In our CELL curriculum, we as students lead discussions that are based on teachings from the Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI). We talk about how we can improve our lifestyles and develop our communities to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. I lead...
Differently Abled
One of the most profound ideas that I've come across and ultimately led me to Solheimar is the concept that disabilities are a means of discrimination. Often times in our society we use disability as a justification to treat others unequally and up until I took the...
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint Through Diet
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges humanity will have to face this century. The effects of warmer global temperatures and more extreme storms will impact many aspects of our way of life. It can feel overwhelming to look at where we are now and think about...
Sustainability in International Travel
Traveling to new places is often quoted as one of the components of happiness. However, psychologists are still researching the relationship between happiness and travel. According to a study led by the Breda University of Applied Sciences, having an upcoming trip...